prevaricator

[pri-var-i-key-ter]

pre·var·i·ca·tor

[pri-var-i-key-ter]
noun
1.
a person who speaks falsely; liar.
2.
a person who speaks so as to avoid the precise truth; quibbler; equivocator.

Origin:
1535–45; < Latin praevāricātor; see prevaricate, -tor
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Prevaricator has a plethora of syllables.
So is dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane. Does it mean:
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.
opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England.
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prevaricate (prɪˈværɪˌkeɪt)
 
vb
(intr) to speak or act falsely or evasively with intent to deceive
 
[C16: from Latin praevāricārī to walk crookedly, from prae beyond + vāricare to straddle the legs; compare Latin vārus bent]
 
prevari'cation
 
n
 
pre'varicator
 
n

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